The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-12
Pleads Not Guilty. and Examination
of Jurors is Commenced.
Synopsis of the Case as Published and
Verdict Of the Coronsr's Jury.
"A Brilliant Array of Legal Talent En-
gagged on Both Sides.
U. S. Dist. Attorney Busbee of North
Carolina to Assist the Defense.
Buck, Feighan and Others Will Look
After the Case for the State

revived III the pubic nina Cno inctdoHIS
of the murder of LID. Collier on the |
night of the 22d of November by j. III. |
Marlborough.
AS the trial of the prisoner takes
place at this term of court it might be
well to give a resume of the crime as
published in the DAILY NEWS of No
vember %, 1885:
On the Saturday before the murder
L. d. Collier, who was then acting as
material agent for the Santa Fe at this
place, went to Kansas City to visit his
III. Marlborough to fill his position in
the material Office, while he, in COM
pany with his intended bride, Miss
Gertie Baldwin, departed for Kansas
City. During his absence it is said,
Mr.. Marlborough took the opportunity
to get gloriously full, neglected the
business of the Office and spent his
time in various houses of i'll repute.
Sunday afternoon Collier returned from
Kansas City and was met at the depot
by Marlborough, whom he reprimanded
for neglect of duty. Then followed a
dispute between the two parties, in
which some pretty hard words were eX-
changed and it is charged that Collier
called Marlborough liar or some such
name. Then Marlborough struck at
Collier, who knocked him down, where
upon railroad men, standing near, in
terfered and separated the parties, tax
ing Marlborough away, threatening ven
geance on Collier. That gentleman
paid no attention to the threats, but
went to the Hotel Coolidge and took
supper, after which he went to the
home of II. F. Bundrem, where he
lodged.
About O'Clock he was sitting in the
parlor chatting with Mrs. Bundrem and
another person who was making
a call, telling them of the diff
Guilty which he had just
had with Marlborough, when a knock
was heard at the door and he rose to
answer it. Then, in the language of
Mrs. Bundrem, 1.-The door was hardly
open before Collar was shot, without
word of warming He staggered back
into the house, saying, II am shot; l
am killed." got as far as the kitchen,
the door of which was open, and fell
down and expired almost Immediately,
without uttering another word: The
The assassin, on firing, followed up his
victim for a step or two, and then
turned to leave the porch, but was met
by Mr.. Bundrem, who had been out to
see his horses before retiring. The wo-
men were screaming, and Bundrem
asked what was the matter, at the same
time stepping in far enough to see Col
lier covered with blood, lying motion
less upon the floor. He took in the
situation in a moment and turned to
the assassin and asked him to step in
and help him with the man he had
shot. This Marlborough refused to do,
but Bundrem insisted, and on his en-
tering the room Bundrem asked for his
pistol, but seeming to think Collier was
not dead, he stepped up toward the
body, as ifto shoot again, with the pis-
tol in his hand, saying, HE is not dead
yet" Bundrem again insisted on hav-
ing the pistol, and finally, on pledging
his word that he should not be hurt,
the assassin handed it to Mrs. Bun
drem, who stepped into another room
and showed it under the mattress of the
bed. In few minutes the officers of
the law arrived and took Marlborough
to jail.
Marlborough is native of South Car
DINA, and is a descendant of one of the
oldest and most respectable families
of that section of country. Leaving
home several years ago, he has worked
in various parts of the country, lately
at Dallas, Texas, where he was in the
employ of Dolphin Bros, gents fur
niShing goods establishment, where he
stayed for some time, sustaining fine
character as salesman. From Dallas
he went to Fort Scott, this state,
where he worked for several months
About the latter part of last July he ap-
peared in this city. fiat broke and APP
piled to Strauss s. Schessinger for a
job, and was engaged, his recommend
alton from Fort Scott being very good.
With Strauss & Schlessinger he proved
a first-c1SsS salesman, and for a time
gave promise of being valuable en-
ploye until it was discovered that he
was given to drinking. When he was
in liquor he was inclined to be quarrel
some
He first became acquainted with Col
lier during the time that they boarded
at the same house, and strong friend
ship sprang up between them, which
resulted in Marlborough securing po-
sition as clerk under Collier in the Santa
Fe material department when he
learned that he was to be discharged
from the employ of Strauss 81 Schles
singer.
Previous to the fatal dispute no
trouble had arisen between Collier and
Yarborough. Their business relations
were of the most happy character, and
the two men were more like cronies
than employer and employe.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST
held ON Tuesday morning, after exam
ming into the facts, rendered the fol-
lowing verdict:
STATE OF KANSAS, &C
LYON COUNTY, 90
An inquest holden before me, G. w.
Frost, coroner of Lyon county, Kansas,
on the 23d of November, 1856. in En-
poria, Lyon county, Kansas, on the
body of l.. ID. Collier, there lying dead,
by the jurors whose names are here
unto affixed. The said jurors do say
upon their oath that l.. ID. Collier came
to his death at the hands of one J. II.
Marlborough with feloniouS intent, on
the evening of November p, at the
residence of Horace v. Bundrem.
(Signed) DAVID TAYLOR
CHARLES HARRIS.
J. F. DRAKE.
Il. +. FoNCANNON.
j. III. PAGE.
1. UNVEILS.
THE FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The court room was crowded this
morning with spectators as court was
opened at 10 o'clock. The case of the
state of Kansas VS.. J. II. Marlborough
was called and the prisoner was
brought forward to plead guilty or not
guilty to the charge of willfully
and with malice aforethoueht
having murdered L. d. Collier on the
evening of the I'D of November, 1856.
After the formal reading of the indict-
ment the prisoner, in low voice, an
swered, mot guilty. and the judge
gave orders to call the jury. Following
are the names, with the exception of
those excused, of the jury for this term
of court:
w. IL. Hoffman, ]. t. Burton, John
FIuker, Jacob RetZer. ID. c. McMur-
trie, E. L. Burdick, W. IL. link, L. w.
Roth, j. Rees, Miles Common. p. J.
IIeilman, W. a. Baysinger, Robt. JEFF,
C. Shaffer, III. Fl. Henry, Richard
Eden w. Stout. WI. Idleman- r.